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22 Feb. 2018

SKIN COLOR AND SPORTS: IT’S NOT 1947 ANYMORE

ESPN recently re-aired a three-part documentary about the long rivalry between two storied NBA basketball teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, and their two marquee players, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, respectively. After another devastating Laker loss, this time in the 1984 finals, Laker star Magic Johnson said he felt so disapp...

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17 Oct. 2019

In Georgia, Parents Win Battle Over Transgender Bathrooms at School

Jasper, Georgia, isn’t a big town. At last count, it had about 3,800 residents. So it was a big deal when 900 squeezed into the Pickens High School auditorium determined to stop Jasper from becoming the next stop in the march for transgender bathrooms. For the small community, the time for polite conversation was over.

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17 Oct. 2019

Problematic Women: Abortion, Pornography, and Transgender Models

This week on “Problematic Women,” we discuss parents in the U.K. who sued a hospital for “wrongful birth” because their son was born with Down syndrome. They claim, had they known, they would have had an abortion instead. We discuss how prevalent aborting children diagnosed with Down syndrome is, both in Europe and the...

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18 Jan. 2018

Under the New Trump Standard, Why Wasn’t Obama Impeached?

1/18/2018 12:01:00 AM – Larry Elder In the era of President Donald Trump, Democrats think presidents should be impeached over policy differences. In Trump’s case, the Democrats accuse him of winning the election by “colluding” with Russia to win. After nearly a year of investigations, there does not appear to be any evidence...

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17 Oct. 2019

4 Big Indicators of What’s Next in Impeachment Process

As House Democrats’ impeachment probe moved forward Thursday, a star witness told Congress that “no quid pro quo” existed in the president’s dealings with Ukraine and the president’s chief of staff told reporters that politics typically play a role in foreign policy. Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the Europe...

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3 Nov. 2017

Our Ex-Presidents’ Insincere Praise of ‘American Generosity’

All five living former Presidents recently came together at a benefit concert for victims of this year’s devastating hurricanes. A month earlier, they broadcast an appeal for Americans to donate for hurricane relief efforts. Former President Jimmy Carter praised the generosity of Americans: “Across this great country, Americans have ans...

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17 Oct. 2019

Trump Should Imitate Ellen DeGeneres

Depending on the polls you read and how you read them, nearly half of those surveyed want the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump to continue. That is not the same as wanting him impeached, much less convicted by the Senate and removed from office, but it represents a momentum the president needs to

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19 Oct. 2017

Yes, Weinstein Accusers Are Brave — So Were Jones, Willey and Broaddrick

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, among others, praised the Weinstein accusers for their “courage.” For decades, Weinstein, a big Democratic donor who could make or break Hollywood careers, apparently preyed on young women. Over 30 women have now come forth, with five alleging rape. ...

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16 Oct. 2019

Trump Vetoes Second Resolution to End Border Emergency Declaration

President Donald Trump vetoed a congressional attempt to overturn his border emergency declaration, marking the second time he has vetoed such a resolution. “In short, the situation on our southern border remains a national emergency, and our Armed Forces are still needed to help confront it,” the president said in a veto message&n...

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28 Dec. 2017

Larry Elder: “Why Is Maxine Waters Silent On The Terrorist-Drug Dealing Probe That Obama Shut Down?”

12/28/2017 12:01:00 AM – Larry Elder Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., once falsely accused President Ronald Reagan’s CIA of all but causing urban cocaine dealing in the ’80s. She claimed that Reagan, by working with Nicaraguan drug dealers to defeat the communists running that country, colluded with them to created the urban drug epi...

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17 Oct. 2019

This Type of Voting Doesn’t Rank as Real Election Reform

Progressives are floating yet another election reform: It’s called ranked-choice voting. This idea is so bad, even some dyed-in-the-wool liberals reject it. Former California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, vetoed a bill expanding ranked-choice voting because it is “overly complicated and confusing” and “deprives voters of gen...

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16 Oct. 2019

White House Enters Into Hopeful ‘Phase 1’ of China Trade Deal

President Donald Trump announced on Friday he has reached a tentative trade deal with Chinese negotiators. This deal, labeled “phase one” of possibly two or three phases, is supposed to be finalized and signed next month when Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Santiago, Chile. As an immediate part of the deal, the

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